#spn 2x03

[2sw]

"What do you care, you don’t even like scary movies." "Well, yeah Dean, our life is a scary movie."

HALLOWEEN 2023 🎃 Sam Winchester × Horror Films 🎃

Evil Dead Rise (2023) // Bloodlust (S2E03) Let the Right One In (2008) // The Rapture (S4E20) Doctor Sleep (2019) // When the Levee Breaks (S4E21) Nope (2022) // Long-Distance Call (S3E14) Suspiria (1977) // Free to Be You and Me (S5E03) Ready or Not (2019) // Fallen Idols (S5E05) Carrie (1976) // American Nightmare (S12E04) Raw (2016) // Caged Heat (S6E10) The VVitch (2015) // Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire (S11E01) A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) // Trial and Error (S8E14) Thelma (2017) // Meet the New Boss (S7E01) The Shining (1980) // Soul Survivor (S10E03) Scream 3 (2000) // Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire (S11E01) Us (2019) // The Man Who Knew Too Much (S6E22) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) // Inherit the Earth (S15E19) You're Next (2011) // Mint Condition (S14E04)

[bloodydeanwinchester]

✨2x03 || Bloodlust✨

[sunglassesmish]

i was only going to do a few of these.... but look at him

[pagannatural]

This really happened on the show huh

[shirtlesssammy]

Dean Winchester every day -- 25/326

Supernatural 2x03//Bloodlust

[becauseofthebowties]

SPN deleted scenes → 2.03 - Bloodlust ↳ Dean is excited about the hunt

[spnstillstudies]

25/327

S2E03, “Bloodlust”

[t00muchheart]

Okay so we know that Dean was at Sonny’s for two months in the Spring of 1995—it was either March-April or April-May, because the wrestling trophy was April 1995. I think it’s safe to assume the latter, because we know that, while Dean was at Sonny’s, Sam was with Bobby & John was hunting, and that William Harvelle died on May 16th 1995 while on a hunt with John. It seems likely that it was after this hunt that John picked up Sam and then went to get Dean, too, which leads us to the third thing that happened in 1995 (or, I suppose, sometime before January 23, 1996): the hunt Dean told Gordon about from when he was 16.

That scene (In 2x03 (Bloodlust)) is SO interesting to me because even outside of the context of later seasons, the wording and acting are both super interesting: Dean is clearly telling a story and playing it up a bit, but the words themselves aren’t overtly positive; instead, they emphasize that Dean is set apart from normal kids—“seeing things they’ll never even know. Never even dream of.” Gordon is smiling as he listens, grinning as he states that Dean “embraced the life” but Dean’s face is serious & contemplative as he agrees. The acting on both sides makes it abundantly clear that the two have different understandings of “embracing” the life: when Gordon says it, there’s an aspect of enjoyment that isn’t there when Dean is talking about it.

In context, though, and particularly in context of 9x07 (Bad Boys), Dean’s story is even more compelling: by Dean’s own account, he was 16 when this hunt happened, so either he went on this hunt between January and April (or possibly March, depending on when he was at Sonny’s)—before Sonny’s—or, more likely, sometime after he left Sonny’s. If we assume it was after—at most eight months after Dean tasted normalcy and John lost Bill Harvelle—Dean’s words gain another layer, especially the line “I’m sixteen years old. Kids my age are worried about pimples, prom dates…” because, as we know, Dean spent part of his time at Sonny’s getting to know & flirting with Robin, and was going to go to the dance the same night he ended up leaving, only deciding to go when he saw Sam in the Impala with John & knew he couldn’t leave him alone. In light of that, it’s clear that this line is not Dean looking down on the normal life, it’s Dean giving up on something he once wanted, coming to terms with his life as best he can.

In summary: John left Sam and Dean alone, and Dean got caught stealing food for them to eat. Dean went to a home and Sam went to Bobby’s and John went on a hunt and lost a friend. John picked up his boys and kept hunting, bringing Dean with him (putting him in danger, as he well knew considering what had just happened with Bill) while leaving Sam in the car (neglecting him). Dean stood in front of a fire as a body burned and watched as the dreams he’d let himself have for a short time burnt up with it, and even years later, recalling the scene fondly, couldn’t quite manage to sound like he was happy about the idea of letting them go to embrace the life.

[mlobsters]

supernatural s2e3 bloodlust (w. sera gamble)

okay, not-benny

[angelsdean]

gordon was so fun and sterling is such a great actor. and he and dean had a good bond. wish they'd done more with him instead of turning him into an antagonist just so sam can brutally murder him.

[lorewhoresam]

God i'm so mad they had Sam kill off Gordon immediately in Fresh Blood, because he' really one of the most interesting characters in the show.

In Bloodlust he's only posited as the Dean John and Chuck failed to create, interesting themes surrounding monsters and their innate evilness but in season 3 he really becomes a parallel to Sam as well. Like he tells Sam, he knows "how it is walking around with something evil inside you" but he, instead of trying to fight it like Sam does later, sees it as a fatal flaw, with death as the only solution. This idea is something Sam carries with him for basically the whole show, that there's something fundamentally wrong with him, and I just think it would be so interesting to see Gordon try to reconcile his worldview with his being a vampire.

He would obviously still try to kill Sam, but what happens when that takes years? In the episode where he's turned he leans in to the bloodthirst, if he's already a monster, he might as well, right? But if his life drags along, maybe he'd have to develop a more complex moral compass, that maybe monsters aren't innately evil, that they have agency (which obviously is one of the major themes surrounding Sam's character in the early seasons)

idk I just think there could be so much more there, his death felt so abrupt and didn't really tie into his character very well

[2sw]

Sam + catching the keys 🔑

[bloodydeanwinchester]

🩸Bloody Dean Every Episode🩸 ↳ 2x03 || Bloodlust

[sunglassesmish]

the fact that the lens flare was accidental is insane

[pagannatural]

2.03 Bloodlust

-Sam flirts with Dean by telling him (and the Impala) to get a room. Meanwhile he’s looking at Dean like this and the two of them are, literally, getting a room.

-Sam tells the bartender “we’re looking for some people” and the bartender says “sure, hard to be lonely.”

Sam blinks wide, grimaces. Dean looks at him, assessing. Sam looks down and then at Dean while he says “yeah, but, um…” slowly, then he regroups and pulls out a fifty, “that’s not what I meant.” There’s a sexual implication to being lonely and looking for someone at a bar, and the brothers share a very loaded look about it. It’s like this bartender accidentally hit on a truth.

Sam has been lonely for Dean. He’s been trying to get Dean to talk to him and spend time with him since their dad died, and Dean has been shutting Sam out emotionally. Sam knows Dean is lonely for him too, even though he won’t say it.

-Sam notices something is off when Dean says he’s been itching for a hunt. He and Dean also make prolonged eye contact after Dean kills a vampire and his face is spattered with blood, and Sam notices Dean is unsettled. They give each other strength just by staring into each others eyes. Sam’s always paying attention to Dean.

-Dean also notices right away that Sam’s off and asks him if he’s okay. Noticing Sam, for him, is less watchful and more like noticing the orbit of his own moon. Gravity’s off, something’s up with Sam.

-Sam went from correcting Dean every time he used Sam’s nickname to “he’s the only one who gets to call me that.” It’s so possessive, like he’s saying I’m his not yours. Dean notices and smiles to himself. Then he says “Sammy remind me to beat that buzzkill outta you later” you’re gonna do what to him later?

-Sam’s development from telling Dean he has to let him go to identifying him as the only one who can use his nickname is also the change from Sam seeking distance to Sam acquiescing to being Dean’s.

-Dean tells Gordon a story about killing a monster at 16 while Sammy waited in the car. He didn’t need to mention where Sammy was, he wasn’t a part of the story, but he has a condition* that makes him talk about Sammy to strangers whenever he’s not there (*wretched, soul-crushing love).

-Dean tells Gordon he always thought of his dad as indestructible. Now he’s questioning everything about his dad’s teachings and realizing the version of John in his head is not the only one.

-Sam says he sees through Dean’s fake smile and knows how Dean feels, because he feels the same way. When Sam says that Dean’s behavior is “an insult to [John’s] memory,” Dean kind of nods and raises his eyebrows like “you have no fucking idea” before punching Sam in the face.

-For once, Sam is way off about Dean. He has no idea how Dean feels or what he’s dealing with. The idea of insulting vs honoring John’s memory is complicated for Dean right now. He’s seeing Sam being protective of John for maybe the first time ever and I can just imagine Dean thinking, I raised you, and the man you finally want to respect as your father asked me to kill you.

-Dean looks regretful after he punches Sam, like he’s realizing he took it too far, and Sam looks hurt and taken aback, his eyes searching to and away from Dean and his mouth open. And then Sam tells Dean, “you can hit me all you want. It won’t change anything.”

There are some potential layers to that.

1. They’re arguing about something else here, at the same time—whether or not vampires can choose to act ethically or if they’re inherently evil. Sam implores Dean not to kill them, believing the former. Dean wants killing to be black and white due to Dead Dad’s Last Words reasons. Hitting Sam won’t make the issue any clearer.

2. Sam’s words could be interpreted as “you can hurt me all you want and it won’t change how I feel.” About Dean. Or “whatever you do it won’t change the way things are.” Between them.

3. Sam has been begging Dean to give him something real and emotional, he’s been pushing and pushing him to get a reaction, escalating and becoming more desperate. Now Dean has responded. He’s hurt Sam, but that means he’s touched him out of uncontrollable emotion—or better yet has chosen to inflict his feelings and needs upon Sam’s body. The pain is better than nothing.

It’s hard to be lonely.

-When I first saw this scene I was shook. Dean hit his baby brother! My best guess is that Dean has never punched him like this before, outside of the context of sparring. I might be wrong about that, but the way Sam accepts the punch and turns slowly back to Dean with that disbelieving look felt too significant. I thought Sam was going to feel betrayed or scared, but Sam’s resolve strengthens, he gazes after Dean, and then he follows him.

And then things go right back to normal between them.

-Another thing Sam is missing is that Dean trusts Gordon partially because Dean can identify with Gordon. Gordon said he hunts vampires because vampires killed his sister, and Dean trusts another protective brother.

-Sam tracks the nest and Dean says “you’re good. You’re a monster pain in the ass, but you’re good.” Just like that they’re reconciled. Sam’s face is probably still throbbing, it’s been like 3 minutes.

-When Gordon pulls a knife on Sam and admits he killed his sister himself, it’s over for him. Dean is not having any of that.

-Dean punches Gordon in the face in front of Sam, then moves really close to Sam to tell him they can leave now. It’s like he wants Sam to see what he’ll do to anyone who threatens him. Dean is the only one who’s allowed to hurt Sam. He also asks Sam to punch him to get him back, so he clearly feels guilty.

-Dean’s true nature is a huge theme in this episode. He’s trying to understand who he is. Gordon tells him that he was “born to hunt” and “a killer like me.” John wrote the same things about child-Dean in his diary.

At the end of the episode, Dean tells Sam that he has the instinct to kill and would’ve killed the vampires. That’s how he was raised, it’s what John told him to do. I love how Dean is a caregiver and a killer in equal measure, he takes naturally to both violence and nurturing.

Sam reminds him he made the right choice. Dean says “yeah cause you’re a pain in my ass.” He made the decision because of Sam. He’ll kill for Sam but he’ll also decide not to kill for Sam.

Sam says “I guess I might have to stick around to be a pain in the ass then.” Dean thanks him and gazes at him intently. Even here, notice the mention of their connection being painful.

Sam is now agreeing to stick with Dean not because of what John would’ve wanted but because he’s accepting his role as Dean’s guiding light, the one thing that gives him a sense of purpose and good.

Dean’s purpose is not killer or caregiver, but protector. He’s guardian of Sam’s soul.

[sapphicsapphiresunset]

2x03 Bloodlust

Girls, guys, and gays, introducing Gordon Walker the scummiest scum. 

You know what really gets me this episode, is at the end, Dean brings up how there may be a lot more grey area than he realized, and their Dad might’ve made a mistake in unilaterally hating all “monsters”. 

Great point right? Season 2 episode 3. 

SO TELL ME WHY THIS IS STILL A PLOT POINT IN SEASON 14

Like good god let him mature past this point. The whole “Jack is Lucifer’s son, so there’s no changing him, he’s born bad”, like dude. It’s been over a decade. Let him grow as an individual already. (which aside wtf is sam’s problem with Benny, you’ve ALWAYS had a more open stance to supernatural morality. You’re telling me Sam did a fucking 180 on vampires for like 1 season and then switched back? WHY? so contrived. I hate season 8 so much)